This all started with Chick-fil-A president and COO
Dan Cathy's statements about gay marriage, which created a
national controversy. He said that redefining marriage would be
"inviting God's judgment on our nation."

While Chick-fil-A says that it's not going to be releasing its
sales numbers, it did say that the day was "unprecedented."

Both Huckabee and Chick-fil-A made sure to remind everyone that
the event wasn't company-backed.

"I purposefully had no contact with the company personally,"
said Huckabee on FOX News. "I didn’t want to make it look
like it was some coordinated effort on their behalf.”

We are very grateful and humbled by the incredible turnout of
loyal Chick-fil-A customers on August 1 at Chick-fil-A
restaurants around the country. Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day was
not a company promotion; it was initiated by others.

We congratulate local Chick-fil-A Owner/Operators and their
team members for striving to serve each and every customer with
genuine hospitality.

While we don’t release exact sales numbers, it was an
unprecedented day.

The Chick-fil-A culture and 66-year-old service tradition in
our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and
respect – regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual
orientation or gender.